{"product_id":"no-879-olympian-carley-eason-evans-9798288723742","title":"No. 879 Olympian: A Fast Girl: a novella","description":"Betty \"Babe\" Robinson was 16 years old when her biology teacher witnessed her run full out to catch a commuter train he was sure she would miss. Impressed, Coach Price invited Babe to train with the Thornton Township High School boys' track team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her first meet, Babe came in second in the sixty yard dash, but during the next competition, she broke the women's world record. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLess than 6 months after her discovery by Coach Price, Babe won a gold medal in the 100 meter dash at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, beating the Canadian favorite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately, a year before the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she was seriously injured in a plane crash and was not expected to live much less walk again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, Babe fought back and eventually ran again. She won a second gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carley Eason Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798288723742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Carley Eason Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170119196927,"sku":"9798288723742","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-879-olympian-carley-eason-evans-9798288723742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}